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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the reelection of former President Trump would be the “end of democracy” in an interview released Saturday by The Guardian.

“It will be the end of democracy, functional democracy,” Sanders said in the interview.

The Vermont senator also said in the interview that he thinks that another round of Trump as the president will be a lot more extreme than the first.

“He’s made that clear,” Sanders said. “There’s a lot of personal bitterness, he’s a bitter man, having gone through four indictments, humiliated, he’s going to take it out on his enemies. We’ve got to explain to the American people what that means to them — what the collapse of American democracy will mean to all of us.”

Sanders’s words echo those President Biden made in a recent campaign speech during which he said that Trump’s return to the presidency would risk American democracy. The president highlighted the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol in an attempt to cement a point about Trump and other Republicans espousing a kind of extremism that was seen by the world on that day.

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[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Biden is the only choice.

No, he's not. The party can put someone else up to run against Trump.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As of now- he’s the only choice. Get him elected and work to fix it over the next four years, or never have the chance again.

Thats your choice.

[–] derphurr@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

That's just not true. It's been obvious to everyone since DNC admitted rigging vote against Bernie. It's not some conspiracy, it's been admitted to by DNC lawyers, Whatshername-Shultz and Brazille in her many writings on the subject. No one accomplished "fix it" since 2016, that's almost eight years. Bernie would have beaten Trump and we wouldn't be in this timeline.

People running the DNC are the ones to blame when Trump wins. Not Trump, not voters, not unelectable Biden (or Harris who?). I hope the marches in mid Nov 2024 are to oust DNC staff and hold them accountable.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You will be blamed when Trump wins. Just like how the Bernie bros were blamed when Trump won in 2016. The numbers don’t lie.

If you’re willing to sacrifice what’s left of our democracy to allow history to repeat itself, just be willing to shoulder the responsibility. Because you WILL be blamed.

[–] derphurr@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Clinton loss wasn't because of voters. It was DNC rigging the system to favor a loser candidate. That is what will happen this year. Trump probably is one of the secret largest supporter of DNC.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca -2 points 10 months ago